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Re: Ra23 & 18rgeu question for new person that has just started out.
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Mon, 29 November 2004 10:52
 
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| enigmav2 wrote on Mon, 29 November 2004 19:45 |
I currently own a shit stock shitty rice burning mitsubishi lancer gli 1998 and im going to sell it to embark on a project to get a toyota celica 1978 ra23.
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smart move - tho dont expect the economy of safety that the lancer might have afforded you 
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Now i do want to put an 18rgeu engine into it, i just havent had any luck finding out who specialises in putting these engines into these older cars in queensland and brisbane, ive just recently moved up here, and i want to get the thing converted to efi i dont want the usual solex carburators as they usually have.
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the best to do this is probably you - after going and looking at GUE installs and doing lots of reading here.. You'll find manuals about the car/engine hard to come by - when in doubt search and ask...
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im wondering exactly what the figure would be for a mildly modified and installed efi 18rgeu including computer (wether it be a modified ecu or aftermarket one) modifications would include basics such as ported and polished headers, oversized valves, mild cams and profiling if possible.)
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jeez - as little as $600 and keep going up until you think it's out of control.
i'd suggest going thru the for sale section of the forums to guage prices for ECUs and engines
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and as for an ra23 celica, it would be difficult to find one in good condition wouldnt it as rust would eat the car alive. What would be a good estimate on dent and rust removal and then a respray in a deep navy blue colour for this particular model of a car?
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depends how much you want to spend... this was my end budget for my RA40 rebuild:
http://members.optushome.com.au/mkhala/red_celica/ budget.html
again .. the more time you spend on it, the less it will/may cost you
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it is a long term project as i have driven a friends older celica and loved it and wish to keep it for the long term, is the 18rgeu a good and inexpensive choice to make? or is it a bit to difficult to source.
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yes... and no. there's a growing number of 3T-GTE installs and a few brave souls doing 3S-GTE transplants
the 18RG is an old engine - perhaps you'd have a lot more fun (and less aggro) with a newer engine?
good luck anyway!
cheers, charles.
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Ra23 & 18rgeu question for new person that has just started out.
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enigmav2 | Mon, 29 November 2004 09:45 |
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brett_celicacoupe | Mon, 29 November 2004 10:19 |
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river | Mon, 29 November 2004 10:45 |
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Norbie | Mon, 29 November 2004 13:02 |
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thechuckster | Mon, 29 November 2004 10:52 |
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river | Mon, 29 November 2004 20:42 |
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Lambolica | Mon, 29 November 2004 23:38 |
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flynn21atwork | Tue, 30 November 2004 00:16 |
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enigmav2 | Tue, 30 November 2004 11:48 |
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Major Clod | Tue, 30 November 2004 13:11 |
